tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post1964451826309516388..comments2018-02-21T11:10:36.523-08:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: InefficiencyDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-31608047651178220722012-11-30T15:46:56.730-08:002012-11-30T15:46:56.730-08:00Having lived in Costa Rica for quite a time, I can...Having lived in Costa Rica for quite a time, I can sympathize with Happy Elf Mom&#39;s analysis. It&#39;s about employing people, and efficiency be damned. I recall having to go to some offices for an extended visa and I must have had to visit at least seven windows manned by seven different people who were merely stamping something (for something). All I could do was roll my eyes and say to myself &quot;WTF?&quot; <br /><br />This was quite a few years back; CR has improved quite a bit since then, and I imagine it is more efficient than Mexico. CR has a strong history of supporting a sizable middle class and is privatizing more and more (always a good thing).Hubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735857200853965829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-71573470925834873702012-11-26T18:10:34.416-08:002012-11-26T18:10:34.416-08:00..Cash for clunkers come to mind?
..Cash for clunkers come to mind?<br />KauaiMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02581543514815246743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-69369703048753962612012-11-26T15:45:52.065-08:002012-11-26T15:45:52.065-08:00Kinda like the joke picture you have probably seen...Kinda like the joke picture you have probably seen of a &quot;government job&quot;. One man in the pit digging with a shovel (I.e. working) with six men outside the hole with clipboards, trying to look important but doing no work. The captions id the union rep, safety rep, supervisor, assistant supervisor,MikeAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02929567856363413549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-38663384237189594912012-11-26T11:59:41.111-08:002012-11-26T11:59:41.111-08:00Happy Elf Mom, &quot;make work&quot; isn&#39;t eff...Happy Elf Mom, &quot;make work&quot; isn&#39;t efficient. It&#39;s akin to requiring everyone to break their windows each year--imagine the boon to the economy when everyone has to spend money on new windows, and look at all the work for the glaziers! <br /><br />I&#39;m sure there&#39;s plenty of &quot;productive&quot; work that could be done, if only someone wanted it done.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-80173649181471563852012-11-26T09:05:10.016-08:002012-11-26T09:05:10.016-08:00Just FYI - This is now commonplace in the good old...Just FYI - This is now commonplace in the good old USA, too. We stayed at the Palm Desert Marriot resort. We were there on the very day the full system got implemented and much confusion ensued among the workers and guests alike. Pool cards, clip boards, signatures, yadda yadda. Mary Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892739843897022123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-65193124738928518572012-11-25T21:56:35.164-08:002012-11-25T21:56:35.164-08:00So much of the inefficiency keeps people employed,...So much of the inefficiency keeps people employed, though. Imagine if they had a swipe card for towels. And many other jobs. It&#39;s almost as though these people need to make work up so the townsfolk around aren&#39;t angry. Just a thought.<br /><br />Happy Elf Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.com